Thai Firefighters Save Puppies Trapped by Fire

Firefighters in Thailand were able to rescue two puppies from a burning field last Friday afternoon.

Local villagers have reportedly set fire to some dead trees from the patch of land in Nakhon Ratchasima in Isan.

Firefighters were summoned to the area after the flame became out of control. As they were hosing down the fire, the firefighters noticed two little dogs struggling to escape.

Without hesitation, the men hopped across the fence and ran into the burning woods to save the puppies. Shortly after, the rescuers can be seen carrying a pair of 2-month-old puppies that were apparently charred by the fire.

Both puppies emerged with blackened fur, coughing and out of breath, MailOnline reports.

Before being sent to the vets, the puppies were cleaned and provided with some first aid treatment. After getting washed, the white puppy was found to be healthy while the brown one had some burns on over 20% of his body.

According to Nakhon Ratchasima Forest Fire Control Division chief Noppachai Klin-Sungnoen, the rescue team was happy to save the puppies just in time.

“It was possible that these puppies had been living around the area before a fire,” he explained. “They might not have been able to run from the burning forest up to the road because it was too high for them.”

“I didn’t know if there were more puppies in there. If there were more, then they might be already burned to death. But we were still glad to save these two.”